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cornhusking

noun
/ˈkɔɹnˌhʌskɪŋ/US/ˈkɔːnˌhʌskɪŋ/UK

Etymology

From cornhusk + -ing or corn + husking.

  1. derived from husekijn — “little house, core of fruit, case”
  2. derived from hûseken
  3. derived from *husǭ✻ — “covering, shell, leggings”
  4. derived from *hosā✻
  5. inherited from huske
  6. compounded as cornhusk — “corn + husk”
  7. suffixed as cornhusking — “cornhusk + ing”

Definitions

  1. The removal of the husk from corn (maize).

    • He excelled at cornhuskings, where men and boys were divided into two groups, each striving to shuck the most corn.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA